Can I get pregnant if I have colon cancer

Colon cancer is a relatively serious malignant tumor disease. Nowadays, the high incidence of this disease makes many people shudder. The high mortality rate of colon cancer also makes many people live in fear all day long. Early prevention work is very necessary. Can you get pregnant if you have colon cancer? Let's see what the experts say.

Experts suggest that you can get pregnant if you have colon cancer. What are the symptoms of colon cancer? The introduction is as follows:

1. Abdominal mass

About 50% of colorectal cancer patients may find abdominal masses, which are cancerous tumors or masses that have infiltrated and adhered to the omentum and surrounding tissues. They are hard and irregular in shape. Some masses may have a certain degree of mobility along the intestinal tract, while in the late stage of colorectal cancer, the masses may be fixed due to severe cancer infiltration.

2. Changes in bowel habits

In the case of right-sided colon cancer, the early symptoms are thin stools with pus and blood, and the frequency of bowel movements increases. When the tumor continues to grow and affects the passage of stool, alternating diarrhea and constipation may occur. In contrast, in the case of left-sided colon cancer, the symptoms are mostly difficulty in defecation, which worsens with the progression of the disease. In addition, if the tumor is located lower, there may also be difficulty in defecation and a feeling of tenesmus.

3. Blood or mucus in stool

In right-sided colon cancer, the amount of bleeding is small and is fully mixed with feces due to the peristalsis of the colon, making it difficult to see with the naked eye, but the occult blood test is often positive; in left-sided colon cancer, the bleeding and mucus are not mixed with feces, and about 1/4 of the patients can observe fresh blood and mucus in the feces with the naked eye.

4. Digestive tract symptoms

Symptoms include abdominal distension, discomfort or indigestion. In the case of right colon cancer, most cases are abdominal pain or dull pain. It may be intermittent at first, then become continuous, often located in the right lower abdomen, much like a chronic appendicitis attack; in the case of left colon cancer, most cases are obstruction that may occur suddenly, with abdominal cramps, accompanied by abdominal distension, hyperperistalsis, constipation and obstructed gas discharge, or chronic obstructive symptoms such as abdominal distension, paroxysmal abdominal pain, hyperactive bowel sounds, constipation, blood and mucus in the stool, etc.